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. 2018 Feb 1;2018(2):CD012513. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012513.pub2

Comparison 1. Lifestyle intervention versus. usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Overall survival (6 months) 2 99 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Overall survival (12 months) 1 59 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Overall survival (24 months) 1 37 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.23 [0.01, 4.55]
4 Adverse events‐musculoskeletal 2 91 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 19.03 [1.17, 310.52]
5 Cancer‐specific survival (6 months) 2 99 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Cancer‐specific survival (12 months) 1 59 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
7 Cancer‐specific survival (24 months) 1 37 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
8 Weight loss (6 months) 3 131 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐1.88 [‐5.98, 2.21]
9 Weight loss stratified by BMI (6 months) 2 101 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐3.11 [‐9.32, 3.10]
9.1 BMI <40 kg/m2 2 63 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐3.18 [‐10.29, 3.93]
9.2 BMI >/40 kg/m2 2 38 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐2.89 [‐15.65, 9.88]
10 Weight loss (12 months) 2 91 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐8.98 [‐19.88, 1.92]
11 Weight loss stratified by BMI (12 months) 2 90 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐5.23 [‐11.59, 1.12]
11.1 BMI <40 kg/m2 2 55 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐4.08 [‐11.20, 3.04]
11.2 BMI >/40 kg/m2 2 35 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐9.76 [‐23.84, 4.32]
12 Weight loss (24 months) 1 25 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐18.26 [‐38.73, 2.21]
13 Weight loss stratified by BMI (24 months) 1 25 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐25.84 [‐81.40, 29.72]
13.1 BMI <40 kg/m2 1 13 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.12 [‐20.82, 25.06]
13.2 BMI >/40 kg/m2 1 12 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐54.58 [‐80.97, ‐28.19]
14 Adverse events‐diarrhoea 2 91 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 4.53 [0.23, 90.51]
15 Cardiovascular and metabolic event frequency (6 months) 3 131 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
16 Cardiovascular and metabolic event frequency (12 months) 2 93 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
17 Quality of life‐SF12 Physical Health component (6 months) 1 30 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐2.29 [‐7.34, 2.76]
18 Quality of life FACT‐G (6 months) 2 95 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.51 [‐5.61, 10.64]
19 Quality of life stratified by BMI (6 months FACT‐G) 2 95 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 4.69 [1.39, 7.99]
19.1 BMI <40 kg/m2 2 60 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 4.01 [‐5.48, 13.51]
19.2 BMI >/40 kg/m2 2 35 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 4.18 [‐0.13, 8.49]
20 Quality of life FACT‐G (12 months) 2 89 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.77 [‐0.65, 6.20]
21 Quality of life stratified by BMI (12 months FACT‐G) 2 89 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.83 [0.15, 5.50]
21.1 BMI <40k g/m2 2 56 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.90 [‐0.40, 6.20]
21.2 BMI >/40 kg/m2 2 33 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.68 [‐1.90, 7.26]